anchoret
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of anchoret
1735–45; variant of anchorite, with final vowel directly reflecting Late Latin or Late Greek spelling
Example Sentences
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His plump cheeks, no less than his well-filled waistcoat, showed that the Rev. Mr. Rimmon was no anchoret.
From Gordon Keith by Page, Thomas Nelson
Overcome by importunities, he admitted a holy anchoret named Moyses to live with him as his disciple.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Butler, Alban
Die in thy folly, or forget That wretched wandering anchoret.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
With bosoms filled with pleasure met Long-parted saint and anchoret, And linked in friendship's tie they spent The peaceful night in great content.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)
Ammona lived with three thousand brethren in such silence as though he was an anchoret.
From Talkers With Illustrations by Bate, John
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